Safety-razor.



No.686,l43. Patented Nov. 5, I90].

I. A. w. SGHEUBEB.

SAFETY RAZOR. (Application filed. Julie 6, 1901.)

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ATTOR N EY 0.. vnomuma. WASNINQ No. 686,|43. Patented Nov. 5, I901. A.W. SCHEUBER.

SAFETY RAZOR.

(Application filed June 6, 1901.)

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(No Model.)

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INVENTOR' .r M w m M 1.. .J W M J ATTORNEY NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST WM. SOHEUBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO MARY ZINN,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 686,143, dat dNovember 5, 1901- Application filed June 6,

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, AUGUST WM. SCHEU- BER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Manhattan borough, New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inSafety-Razors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a safety-razor in which variousoperations-such as adjusting the blade, cleansing, and drying-can bereadily or satisfactorily accomplished; and the invention resides incertain features of construction set forth in the followingspecification and claims and illustrated in the annexed drawings, inwhich-- Figure 1 shows the razor in condition for use or with the bladeapplied. Fig. 2 shows the razor-casing open. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofFig. 1. Fig. 4is a plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of amodification. Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5.

The casing is shown comprising the two parts a a, which being hinged ormade to open or separate allow cleansing. The pivot or joint is shown atb. The section or upper part a of the casing supports the blade 0, whichis held forward or with its edge in proper relation to the guard d. Athumbpicce or spring e being snapped or made to press against the bladewill move or hold the latter forward or toward the guard. In thedrawings are shown stops f for preventing the blade coming too farforward or with its edge beyond the guard-line. The clip serving to holdthe blade on the support is shown in form of a bar g, having arms 9.This clip g g is shown swinging or pivotallysupported at h. This clip gis shown automatically adjustable or with its hinge h in form of aspringhinge. The spring is shown at i. W'hena blade has been placed onits support or slipped under the clip 9 and moved or pressed forward tostops f or iuto'proper position relatively to the guard-line, suchspring-hinged or elastic clip 9 will automatically yield or rise to agreater or less extent, as required, for allowing a thicker or thinnerblade to be moved by spring 6 or held in proper position, or should theblade be worn or ground uneven or be thicker at one end than the othereither end of the clip will yield or has suffi- 1901. Serial No. 63,461.(No model.)

cient resiliency to come to proper position relative to the blade. Thisclip is shown pivoted to the lower casesection a, and when swung ormoved to blade-engaging position such clip not only holds the blade toits support, but can also be made to serve as a lock or catch forholding the case-sections closed. It is manifest, however, that the clip9 could be jointed to the upper case-section, and other means forcatching or looking the case-sections are known, whereby they can beprevented swinging open on hinge b; but it may be noted that on apractical test the arrangement of having the clip act also as a caselockhas been found satisfactory and simplifies the construction.

When the blade is to be removed, the spring e is snapped back orreleased, andthe blade can then be removed and thcclip can be swungclear of the casing. As such clip in moving back swings up or away fromthe blade-support, access to the top of the casing is thus given. At thesame time the upper half of the casing is disengaged and permitted toopen to allow cleansing.

In the construction in which blade-retaining clips were fixed to orremained in proximity with the top of the case or the bladesupport suchclips would be apt to catch a towel or interfere with the wiping ordrying of the blade-support, and as such clips were apt to catch-orretain more or less moisture, especially at the corners or angles,rusting of the blade was liable to be thus started or caused. By havingthe clip swing entirely back or clear of the case top easy access isgiven for wiping or drying the entire bladesupport, as also the clip. Inother words, the clips which extend from the casing and which areobjectionable as interfering with cleaning and drying are hereobviatedor done away with.

The clip, as noted, is shown as comprising the swinging arms, withcross-bar g. Such cross-bar could be omitted and the arms g formed asindependent hooks adapted to catch or clip over the ends of the blade;but in prac tice a bail-shaped clip having a cross-bar, as shown, hasbeen found to give a firm and reliable structure.

The spring i can be made to act on the plan of a pocket-knife spring orso as to hold the clip or arms g in both engaging and releasingpositions as such clip is forced or snapped forward or back.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the cross-bar is somedistance away from the free or clip ends of the arms 9 and the case orupper frame-section is shown with lugs or engaging means It, by whichthe clip can lock the case independently of the blade or irrespective ofwhether a blade is in place or not.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A safety-razor casing or frame havinga blade-supporting portion and aclip made to swing clear of the blade-support to leave the latteraccessible for cleaning and drying and a spring arranged to normallyhold the clip in engagement with the blade substantially as described.

2. A safety-razor casing comprising hinged or opening sections, a clipmade to hold the blade in place and to lock the sections in closedposition, and a spring arranged to normally hold the clip in engagementwith the blade and the sections closed, substantially as described.

3. A safety-razor casing or frame comprising opening or pivotedsections, one of the sections forming a blade-support, and the othersection having a clip made to engage the blade and to lock the sections,and a spring attached to the clip-carrying section and arranged tonormally hold the clip in engagement with the blade and the sectionslocked, substantially as described.

4. A safety-razor casing or frame having a blade-supporting portion anda clip connected by a spring-hinge to the rear of the casing so as to becapable of being swung or snapped back clear of the blade and also ofpressing or being swung onto the blade and to automatically move oradjust itself to vary the blade-receiving space or contact with theblade for holding the latter in place substantially as described.

5. A safety-razor casing or frame having a blade-supporting portion anda spring-hinged clip said spring being made to act directly on the hingeso as to allow the clip to be swung away from the case substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

AUGUST )VM. SOHEUBER.

Witnesses:

LoUIs WOLFGANG, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

